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Mages (company)
, formerly , is a Japanese video game developer and record label for video game and anime music. History It was formed on April 6, 2005, after Chiyomaru Shikura left Scitron to begin the company as its executive director, a position he formerly held until January 2023. The company is divided into two parts, 5pb. Games for the manufacturing of video games, and 5pb. Records for the record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of the TYO Group until Shikura purchased the remaining rights from the TYO Group on April 15, 2009. Shikura co-owns 5pb. with AGOne, an affiliate of Dwango Japan. Staff members include scenario writer Naotaka Hayashi, artist Yukihiro Matsuo, and producer Tatsuya Matsuhara. In April 2011, a group of companies consisting of Arkray, Seed Project, Dwango Creative School, Animelo Summer Life, 5pb. Records, and 5pb. Games merged under the parent company Mages. Inc. led by executive director Chiyomaru Shikura. In July 2019, Mages was acquired by Shikura's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiyomaru Shikura
is a Japanese video game writer, lyricist and composer. He is the executive producer and former chairman of Mages. He planned and wrote the 2008 visual novel ''Chaos;Head'', and subsequently other works in the ''Science Adventure'' series including ''Steins;Gate''. He has also been credited with composing the opening and ending songs of the ''Science Adventure'' series. Career In the early 2000s, he collaborated with Yūko Miyamura and composed music for the band ''loose@rouse''. In April 2005, he founded ''5pb. Inc.'' after leaving his director position at Scitron, a record label company. He later became the chairman of Mages with the merging of his company with AG-ONE. In January 2023, he stepped down as chairman of Mages but remained as executive producer. Science Adventure series Shikura has created and worked on all 6 main entries in the ''Science Adventure'' series. * ''Chaos;Head'', ''Steins;Gate'', ''Robotics;Notes'', ''Chaos;Child'', '' Anonymous;Code'': Crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabushiki Gaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", "joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. Usage in language In Latin script, ''kabushiki kaisha'', with a , is often used, but the original Japanese pronunciation is ''kabushiki gaisha'', with a , owing to ''rendaku''. A ''kabushiki gaisha'' must include "" in its name (Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act). In a company name, "" can be used as a prefix (e.g. , ''Dentsu, kabushiki gaisha Dentsū'', a style called , ''mae-kabu'') or as a suffix (e.g. , ''Toyota, Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha'', a style called , ''ato-kabu''). Many Japanese companies translate the phrase "" in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twitter
Twitter, officially known as X since 2023, is an American microblogging and social networking service. It is one of the world's largest social media platforms and one of the most-visited websites. Users can share short text messages, images, and videos in Microblogging, short posts commonly known as "Tweet (social media), tweets" (officially "posts") and Like button, like other users' content. The platform also includes direct message, direct messaging, video and audio calling, bookmarks, lists, communities, a chatbot (Grok (chatbot), Grok), job search, and Spaces, a social audio feature. Users can vote on context added by approved users using the Community Notes feature. Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur), Evan Williams, and was launched in July of that year. Twitter grew quickly; by 2012 more than 100 million users produced 340 million daily tweets. Twitter, Inc., was based in San Francisco, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyu Kosaka
is a Japanese pop singer and lyricist. She is best known as a member of the Konami-produced Japanese teen pop girl group BeForU. Biography Early life Kosaka was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on January 17, 1985. Career Discovery by Konami On November 20, 2000, Konami and Toshiba-EMI staff held auditions to form a J-pop group, which would eventually become BeForU; Riyu, who was then fifteen years old, was one of four who went on to join the group. The group, produced by Naoki Maeda, originally made songs specifically for Bemani games—their first song, ''Dive'', was promoted intensely in the time leading up to the release of Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix. ''True...'' After ''Dive's'' success in 5thMix, BeForU produced more tracks for inclusion in DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix, including ''Dive: More Deep and Deeper Style'' and ''Firefly''. This is where Kosaka got her first solo track, '' True...''. Two different versions were included i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenn (Japanese Actor)
, better known by the stage name (stylized as KENN), is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Tokyo, Japan. He made his debut as a voice actor in 2004 in the Japanese anime '' Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' (''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX'' in Japan) as Judai Yuki (Jaden Yuki in the English-dubbed version), the protagonist of the series and his most known role. He also performed in the musical adaptation of the popular sports anime ''The Prince of Tennis'' as Yuta Fuji, the younger brother of Seigaku's Shusuke Fuji. He was the vocalist and keyboardist of the rock band The NaB's in 2003 until October 2006 before it was suspended, leading him to pursue a solo career in 2009. KENN played the part of Ikuto in the musical adaptation of Peach Pit's manga Shugo Chara!. He joined the talent agency Zynchro in October 2018. On August 19, 2021, it was announced KENN tested positive for COVID-19, and would be skipping a few activities in the following days. Filmography Animated television ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaori (voice Actress)
KAORI. (川奈 翠 Kawana Midori born 28 February 1976) is a freelance Japanese voice actress and singer from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She was previously employed by Contemporary Music Society and Aksent. Career Until around 1999, KAORI. worked under the stage name and then at an entertainment agency, but due to a merger with the agency she belonged to, she couldn't use "Kawana Midori" anymore, so she worked under the stage name for a brief period. The stage name KAORI., which she used since 2000, is a portmanteau of Kawana Midori. In 2008, when she appeared in '' Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl'', she changed her stage name to , though she continued to use "KAORI." when singing. She is also a member of the rock band Spunky Strider, in which she was a vocalist. As of 2012, she has stopped singing, either as a solo artist or with a band, due to vocal cervical dystonia (spasmodic dysphonia). She had signs of vocal problems starting in 2007, prior to her return as Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanako Itō
is a female Japanese singer from Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan. She has sung a large number of songs that have been used in a variety of video games, visual novels, and anime. Itō has sung songs for many visual novels, one song in particular being , the "bad end" ending theme to the visual novel '' School Days''. Itō has also sung songs for a drama CD and anime adaptations of ''School Days''. She has sung songs for the games '' Kikokugai: The Cyber Slayer'', '' Saya no Uta'', ''Demonbane'', '' Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri'', '' Chaos;Head'', '' Chaos;Child'', ''Steins;Gate'', and ''Robotics;Notes'', along with the anime series ''Please Twins!'', '' Myself; Yourself'', '' Hatenkō Yūgi and Occultic;Nine''. Her song "DD" on her single "A Wish for the Stars" has her singing in French. In April 2012, she made her American performance debut at Anime Boston. She returned to the United States for an appearance at Sakura-Con in 2015. Discography Singles * "Ethereal Echo", relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himeka
Catherine St. Onge (born July 20, 1981), better known by her stage name (stylized as HIMEKA), is a French Canadian descent anime song singer no longer active in Japan. While fluent in English and her native French, she is moderately proficient in Japanese. Her stage name, Himeka, comes from a character she created in a story she wrote when she was 13 years old. Career Born in Quebec, St-Onge was very interested in theater and music. At the age of 12, St-Onge taught herself English by singing Disney songs. Soon after at 13, she began writing her own stories in which Himeka was the main character. Her interest in Japanese culture started at the age of 15 when she saw an episode of the anime series ''Sailor Moon''. In 2008, St-Onge moved to Japan to pursue her singing career. She was the winner of the Second Annual Animax Anison Grand Prix, which gathers aspiring singers from all over Japan for the chance to make a professional debut and sing a theme song in an anime television sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FripSide
fripSide is a Japanese pop music, pop and trance music, trance duo originally formed by composer Satoshi Yaginuma (Sat) and singer Nao in February 2002. History In a 2008 interview, Satoshi said that he was a fan of TM Network and its member Tetsuya Komuro in his elementary and junior high school days and began to produce his music at the age of 14. When the group started, they were releasing their songs on the Japanese amateur and indie community, Muzie. fripSide's albums were always high in sales at Muzie's online CD shop. As of July 2006, more than 6,000 copies of the three original albums have been sold. They officially became a part of Visual Arts (company), Visual Arts in 2006. They released their works under elseena-music entertainment and many of their songs were created for Visual Arts' games, as well as other erotic game companies. In addition, fripSide had a side group, called "fripSide NAO Project" which started on March 30, 2007. fripSide NAO Project released songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayane (singer)
is a female Japanese singer from Saitama Prefecture, who is mainly known for having performed several songs used in video games and anime. She has performed theme songs for numerous animated works, including ''Higurashi When They Cry'', ''Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō'', '' Ayakashi'', '' 11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo'', the ''Memories Off'' series, and Steins;Gate, among others. Biography She studied piano, and began writing lyrics and dancing since early childhood. In 2004, she released her debut single, entitled "Kizuna", which was used as opening theme for the TV anime series '' W Wish''. Her first moderate success came in 2007 with her 5th single, "Nageki no Mori", which was used as the opening theme of the PlayStation 2 game '' Higurashi: When They Cry – Matsuri'' and became her first Top 30 entry on the Oricon charts. In 2009, her 8th single "Lunatic Tears...", which was used as theme song for the computer game ''11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asriel (band)
Asriel was a Japanese metal band composed of Kurose Keisuke (composer and representative) and KOKOMI (vocal and lyrics). They were an indie group and have released 10 indie albums and 4 commercial singles. They started out releasing their music in the doujin scene, but have since also had their music used for anime and visual novels. Concept/history The band members KOKOMI and Kurose Keisuke became acquaintances as members of LMINA Sound Art's (now known an AZE:LC). They formed their own band in May 2006, with the name written "as + real" to form as "Asriel", the origin of the group name, which is also a reference to the Islamic angel "Azrael". Kurose has stated that at the time of the band's formation, he did not know how to play musical instruments. Instead, he composed the instrumentals using digital audio workstation software. Asriel's activities started with participation in Comiket and the Music Media-mix Market (M3) events where they sold dōjinshi music albums. In Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
